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Apple Lays Off Employees in Books (and News)

Post author By Jeff
Post date August 29, 2024

Bryan and Jeff dissect the report that Apple is laying off 100 employees from its Books and News service teams. Spoiler: This isn’t doom and gloom for Apple or its ebook service. They’re also shocked to discover Apple had 100 people on the Books team.

Sources referenced in this episode:

Apple lays off employees working on Books and News
Apple job cuts in Books are turning the page in the wrong direction
Ebook Market Size & Share Analysis – Growth Trends & Forecasts (2024 – 2029)
I’ve Sold 1,000 Books!
Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
Mason Truman on Threads

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Apple’s Google Problem, The Kindle Unlimited Problem

Post author By Jeff
Post date August 9, 2024

Bryan and Jeff share their thoughts on the DOJ’s court win that Google is its monopoly status to unfairly dominate the online search market, and what impact that could have on Apple. Bryan shares his changing perspective on Kindle Unlimited and the single change that would get him to publish his books there.